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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-3120Mechanical Code ORDINANCE NO. 97-3120 AN ORDINANCE AMElhlDING THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 20, ADOPTING THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE AND AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE; CUMULATIVENESS CLAUSE; CONFLICTS CLAUSE; SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, The City of Plainview's Board of Building Code and Fire Code Board has reviewed the need of the City of Plainview to adopt a mechanical code; WHEREAS, The Building Code and Fire Code Board deems it necessary to adopt a mechanical code to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare within the jurisdiction of the City of Plainview WHEREAS, the Board of Building Code and Fire Code Board has made recommendations for the following changes; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Plainview, Texas that: SECTION I ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Before any person shall do any work or make any connections with the sewer system or the gas system in the city, or do any plumbing work connected or intended to be connected with the sewer or gas system, he shall be licensed as provided in "The Plumbing License Law of 1947", as amended, the same being title 109a, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925. (Code 1977, Ch. 26,§1) Before any person shall do any mechanical and refrigeration work, he shall be licensed as provided by State of Texas Law for such work. Administration: The administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter shall be vested in the city plumbing inspector, who will be under the supervision of the building official of the city. ARTICLE II. TITLE CITED Title Cited. This ordinance shall be known as the Plumbing and Mechanical A:\97-3120.ORD Ordinance of the City of Plainview, and may be cited as such. It shall be unlawful for any person, association of persons, co- partnership or corporation to engage in the business of plumbing, or perform any plumbing as defined in this ordinance, without first having procured the necessary licenses and permits as hereinafter provided for, and all plumbing, plumbing work and workmanship and materials shall meet the requirements of this ordinance and shall pass all inspections required in this ordinance in regard to the work done. It shall be unlawful for any person, association of persons, co- partnership or corporation to engage in the business of mechanical contracting, or perform any mechanical work as defined in this ordinance, without first having procured the necessary licenses and permits as hereinafter provided for, and all mechaniCal, mechanical work and workmanship and materials shall meet the requirements of this ordinance and shall pass all inspections required in this ordinance in regard to the work done. ARTICLE III. INTENT AND PURPOSE Purpose. For the protection and preservation of life and of the public health, safety, property and the general welfare of the people, the following provisions are enacted relating to the installation, alteration or repair of pipes, fittings, and fixtures for water, sewage and natural gas in all buildings and structures and on all property now erected or to be erected, changed, constructed, reconstructed, repaired or altered in the City of Plainview, and outside the City of Plainview, if same be connected to either the City water, gas or sewage systems. The intent and purpose of this ordinance is to regulate the consffuction, erections, enlargement, alteration, maintenance or repair of all piping, fittings, fixtures, etc., used for the conduction of water, sewage and natural gas in or on and about any and all premises in the City of Plainview, and outside the boundaries of the City of Plainview, if same be connected to either the city water, gas or sewage systems. ARTICLE IV. PIPING AFFECTED BY THIS ORDINANCE Extent of application. This ordinance shall apply to all plumbing as herein defined within the boundaries of the City of Plainview. Any plumbing outside the boundaries of the City of Plainview, connecting to either the City water or sewage systems shall meet all the requirements of this ordinance as to methods of installation and materials and shall be A:\97-3120.ORD inspected by the City Plumbing Inspector. Exclusion. This paragraph shall not apply to that work done by authorized employees of the City of Plainview, in the laying of City water mains and services and City sewer mains and services nor to the installation of gas distributing mains and services in the streets and alleys by authorized employees of any gas distributing company. ARTICLE V. DEFINITIONS Air conditioning and refrigeration contracting: means the design, installation, construction, maintenance, service, repair, alteration, or modification of a product or of equipment in environmental air conditioning, commercial refrigeration, or process cooling or heating systems. Air conditioning and refrigeration contractor, means a person who performs air conditioning and refrigeration contracting. Mechanical Work: means same as Air conditioning and refrigeration contracting. Plumber-Apprentice: A "Plumber's Apprentice" within the meaning of this Code is any person other than a master plumber or journeyman plumber, who, as his principal occupation, is engaged in learning and assisting a licensed plumber in the installation of plumbing. Plumber-Journeyman: A "Journeyman Plumber', within the meaning of this Code is any person other than a master plumber who engages in or works at the actual installation, alteration, repair and renovating of plumbing, and who is licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners as provided by the Plumbing License Law of 1947. Plumber-Master: A "Master Plumber" within the meaning of this Code is a plumber having a regular place of business, who, by himself, or through a person or persons in his employ, performs plumbing work, and who is licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners as provided by the Plumbing License Law of 1947. Plumbing: "Plumbing" as used in this Code means and shall include: (1) All piping, fixtures, appurtenances and appliances for a supply of water or gas, or both, for all personal or domestic purposes in and about buildings where a person or persons live, work or assemble; all piping, fixtures, appurtenances and appliances outside a building connecting the building with the source of water or gas supply, or both, on the premises, or the main in the street, alley or at the curb; all piping fixtures, appurtenances, appliances, drain or waste pipes carrying waste or sewage from or within a building to the sewer service lateral at the curb or in the street or alley or other disposal terminal holding A:\97-3120.ORD private or domestic sewage; (2) The installation, repair and maintenance of all piping f~xtures, appurtenances and appliances in and about buildings where a person or persons live, work or assemble, for a supply of gas, water, or both, or disposal of waste water or sewage. Plumbing Fixtures: Plumbing fixtures are installed receptacles, devices, or appliances which are supplied with water or which receive or discharge liquids or liquid-borne wastes, with or without discharge into the drainage system with which they may be directly or indirectly connected. Plumbing Inspector: The "Plumbing Inspector" within the meaning of this Code is any person employed by the city for the purpose of inspecting plumbing work and installations in connection with health and safety laws as provided by this Code, and who is licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners in accordance with the Plumbing License Law of 1947. Room or Space Heater: A self-contained gas-burning appliance installed in and for heating rooms. This definition shall not include unit heaters, central heating appliances, garage heaters, nor vented recessed heaters. Wall Heater Unvented Open-Flame Radiant Type: A room heater of the open front type, designed for insertion in or attachment to a wall or partition having fully exposed flames and heat from which is reflected by ceramic radiants or a metal, asbestos, clay back or equivalent backwall reflecting surface. It incorporates no concealed venting arrangements in its construction and discharges all products of combustion through the open front into the room being heated. ARTICLE VI. LICENSING REQUIREMENT Air Conditioning and refrigeration License required. All persons who engage in or work at air conditioning and refrigeration contracting shall be licensed according to the State of Texas Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor License Law. Plumbing License Required. All persons who engage in or work at the actual installation, alteration, repair and renovating of plumbing shall possess either a master or journeyman plumber's license or an apprentice registration card in accordance with the provisions of the Plumbing License Law. Definition of Plumbing. The word or term "plumbing" as used in "The Plumbing License Law" means and shall include: (1) All piping, fixtures, appurtenances and appliances for supply or recirculation of water, gas, liquids, and drainage or elimination of sewage, including disposal systems or any combination thereof, for all personal or domestic purposes in and about buildings where a person or persons live, work or assemble; all piping fixtures, A:\97-3t20.ORD appurtenances and appliances outside a building connecting the building with the source of water, gas, or other liquid supply, or combinations thereof, on the premises, or the main in the street, alley or at the curb; all piping, fixtures, appurtenances, appliances, drain or waste pipes carrying waste water or sewage from or within a building to the sewer service lateral at the curb or in the street or alley or other disposal or septic terminal holding private or domestic sewage; (2) the installation, repair, service, and maintenance of all piping, fixtures, appurtenances and appliances in and about buildings where a person or persons live, work or hssemble, for a supply of gas, water, liquids, or any combination thereof, or disposal of waste water or sewage. ARTICLE VII. EXEMPTED ACTIVITY Exemptions. The following acts, work and conduct shall be expressly permitted without license: (a) Plumbing and air conditioning and refrigeration work done by a property owner in a building owned and occupied by him as his homestead. (b) Plumbing work done by anyone who is regularly employed as or acting as a maintenance man or maintenance engineer, incidental to and in connection with the business in which he is employed or engaged and who does not engage in the occupation of a plumber for the general public; and plumbing work done by persons engaged by any public service company in the laying, maintenance and operation of its service mains or lines and the installation, alteration, adjustment, repair, removal and renovation of all types of appurtenances, equipment and appliances; appliance installation and service work done by anyone who is an appliance dealer or is employed by an appliance dealer, and acting as an appliance installation man or appliance service man in connecting appliances to existing piping installations. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ALL WORK AND SERVICE HEREIN NAMED OR REFERRED TO SHALL BE SUBJECT TO INSPECTION AND APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF ALL LOCAL VALID CITY OR MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES. c) All licensing exemptions in the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor License Law are hereby incorporated in this ordinance. ARTICLE VIII. PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL APPEALS AND ADVISORY BOARD Organization of Board There is hereby created a five member, and one alternate, Plumbing and Mechanical Appeals and Advisory A:\97-3120.ORD Board consisting of: (a) One licensed and active master plumber, who shall have had at least ten years active experience as a plumber, one of such years of experience having been performed in the City, working under the provisions of this code. (b) One licensed and active journeyman plumber, who shall have had at least five years active experience as a plumber, one of such years of experience having been performed in the City, working under the provisions of this code. (c) Three Two members, other than master or journeyman plumbers, who shall have knowledge of building construction and plumbing materials through experience as a contractor, engineer, architect, supplier of building or plumbing materials or other experience in a related field that would enable him/her to render service in the interpretation of the provision of this code and to make recommendations for improvements to the provisions of this code. d) One licensed and active Air Conditioning and Refrigeration contractor. fAX ~,~j (e) One alternate, other than a master or journeyman plumber, who shall have knowledge of building construction and plumbing materials through experience as a contractor, engineer, architect, supplier of building or plumbing materials or other experience in a related field that would enable him/her to render service in the interpretation of the provision of this code and to make recommendations for improvements to the provisions of this code. (e-) 09 The City Building Inspector, or his authorized representative who shall be an ex-officio member and serve as secretary for the Plumbing Board without voting privileges. (-~ (g) The City Engineer, who shall be an ex-officio member of the Plumbing Board without voting privileges. Appointment and Terms of Office: Members of the Board and their successors shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council and shall hold office for terms of two (2) years, or until their successors are appointed and have qualified. There shall be no limit on the number of terms a member may serve, provided the member is reappointed by the City Council. Compensation: All members shall serve without compensation. Election of Officers and Adoption of Rules: The members of the Board shall meet as soon after their appointment as practicable for the purpose of organization. The Board shall formally elect a chairman, and a vice-chairman, from its members and may adopt such rules as it deems necessary for the orderly conduct of its affairs. A full and complete record of the proceedings of said Board shall be kept by a representative of the Code Enforcement Department. A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A:\97-3120.ORD Absences: Each member of the Board shall attend no less than 75 % of the regular meeting called by the officers of the Board. The secretary of the Board shall make a quarterly report to the Mayor and City Council showing the attendance of each member of the Board. Any representative failing to attend 75 % of the regular meetings legally called during any calendar year without an excused absence, as determined by a majority vote of the board members, shall be automatically disqualified for service on the Board and shall be replaced by the City Council. Should any member of the Board move from the City or otherwise become disqualified for any reason, he/she shall be deemed to have vacated the office. Duties and Powers of the Board: (a) Any person, f'rrm or corporation aggrieved by any interpretation of this code or by any decision or ruling by the Plumbing or Mechanical Inspector under this code shall have the right to make an appeal to the Plumbing and Mechanical Appeals and Advisory Board. (b) Within a period of ten(10) days from the filing of the appeal, the Board shall hear the appeal, together with the testimony of all parties concerned, and render a decision thereon within three (3) days thereafter. In hearing such an appeal, the Board shall not have the power to waive or set aside the requirements of this code, but shall have the power to interpret its provision and in case of alternate types of construction or material, shall determine whether standards of this code, considering adequacy, stability, strength, sanitation and safety to the public health and welfare. Any person, firm or corporation who may be aggrieved by the decision of the Board shall have a right of appeal to the City Council within ten (10) days from the rendition of such decision. Said appeal shall be perfected by written notice addressed to the Mayor and City Council asking for a hearing by the Council, and the action of the City Council thereon shall be final. Except that due process shall not be denied and further appeal may be made to the nearest court of competent jurisdiction. (c) The Board shall submit to the City Council such recommendation for the improvement and revision of this Code as it may from time to time deem necessary and proper in light of the development of new materials, methods or techniques which would result in a better and more economical installation. All requests for use of materials or methods not covered in this Code shall be fully supported by factual evidence, or prior approval, from a recognized testing agency or such impartial qualified authority acceptable to the Board. A:\97-3120.ORD ARTICLE IX. PERMITS, FEES AND INSPECTIONS Persons Who May Obtain a Permit: Permits shall be issued only to the following: (a) Permits and inspections shall be required for all new installations and/or repair of lawn sprinkler equipment when the repair involves replacement of the back flow prevention. Permits shall be issued only to homeowners, Master Plumbers, or persons licensed as Landscape irrigators by the Texas State Board of Landscape Architects in accordance with Article 249 (C), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, Chapter 475, Acts of the 61st Legislature, 1969. (b) Permits and inspections shall be required for all new installations, exchanges, servicing, and repair of water softening or water conditioning equipment. Permits shall be issued only to homeowners, Master Plumbers, or persons certified by the Texas Department of Health, Division of Water Hygiene in accordance with Article 6243-101, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes Senate Bill No. 147 of the 65th Legislature. 1977. (c) Any Master Plumber licensed by the State Board of Plumbing Examiners, (d) Any property owner for plumbing or mechanical work to be done by him in a building owned and occupied by him as his home. (e) Any person licensed as a Landscape Irrigator by the Texas State Board of Landscape Architects may secure a permit for lawn sprinkler systems only. (f) Any person certified by the Texas Department of Health, Water Hygiene Division may secure a permit for water softening/water conditioning equipment only. (g) Any person licensed as a Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor by the State of Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. A:\97-3120.0RD Permits Not Transferable: Each permit issued under this code shall be personal to the Permittee. No such permit shall be assigned or transferred to another person and no persons shall permit another person to obtain a permit in his name, or permit any plumbing or gas fitting work to be performed under his permit by any person other than the person authorized to do the same. False Statement of Bad Faith: Any person who shall willfully make any false statement in order to obtain a permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalty provided herein. Bad faith or unreasonable delay in the performance of plumbing work shall be deemed a sufficient reason for subjecting the plumber so offending, to a suspension of the permit and no further permit shall be issued until such act of bad faith or unreasonable delay has been corrected. Permit and Inspection Fees: Application for permits either by phone or in person by the contractor must be secured prior to commencement of any work. Contractors may pay in advance or apply for an account to be paid once a month. Contractor's will be billed monthly. If an approved contractor fails to pay their account within 15 days after the date of the billing statement, no permits can be issued to the contractor until the past due account has been paid in full. Fees are as follows: (a) New construction-residential/commercial or (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) 0) (k) (1) (m) (n) (o) new additions (1 sewer connection and 1 gas service line included) Minimum Fee New installation, alterations, repair or replace in existing building ($20.00 Minimum) Each sewer Connection Sewer replacement, repair Gas piping system Lawn sprinkler system Additional inspection Reinspection or red tag inspections Repair of paving cuts: First square yard Additional square yard Any inspection not listed Replacement gas service line Water service replacement After hours inspection (in addition to permit) Water heaters (new & replacement) $O0.03/sq.ft. $20.00 $ 4.00 each $20.00 $2O.O0 $20.00 $25.00 $20.00 $20.00 $30.00 $15.00 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 $10.00 $ 5.00 A: \97-3120.0RD ARTICLE X. INSTALLATION REGULATIONS Standard: 1994 Uniform Plumbing Code Incorporated by Reference: All installation hereafter installed within the corporate limits of the City of Plainview shall be done in a first class workmanlike manner in accordance with the 1994 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted at the sixty-fourth annual conference of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and said Uniform Plumbing Code is made a part of this Ordinance, with the additions and deviations therefrom contained in this code. Conformance with Code: All plumbing systems hereafter installed shall conform with the provisions of the 1994 Uniform Plumbing Code and the amendments to that code as follows: (a) Every building in which plumbing fixtures are installed shall have a connection to a public sewer. Exception: When there is no sewer available within one hundred fifty feet (150') approved, private sewage disposal system may be used. (c) The drainage system of each new building and new work installed in existing buildings shall be separate and independent from that of any other building and when available, shall have an independent connection with a public sewer. Exception: When one building stands in the rear of another building, on an interior lot and these buildings are on parcel of land under one owner, then the building sewer may be extended to serve the rear building. (d) A house sewer may not cross another lot unless an easement or right-of-way is provided to protect all property owners. Amendments to the 1994 Uniform Plumbing Code: Section 410.7 is amended to allow regular valves for single family residential use. Section 504.2 is amended to establish a spot check basis for inspection of water heaters, (replacement water heaters when no change is made in rough-in plumbing). Section 603.3.7 is amended to exempt vacuum breakers on residential exterior house bibbs. Section 608.5 is amended to allow T & P valve drain to condensate drain trap, or other drain traps. Section 610 is amended to allow 3/4 inch supply water to single family residential, as a standard service line. A:\97-3120.ORD Section 1202.10 is amended to require Dielectric unions on all gas lines except where Poly-pipe is used with prefabricated risers. Section 1204.3.2 is amended to require gas line tests to be 10 inches of mercury. EXCEPTION: 6 inches of mercury may be allow by the plumbing inspector when conditions warrant. Section 1204.5 is amended to add: a) Unvented gas-burning room heaters equipped with an Integral Oxygen Depletion Sensing System (ODS) may be installed in Group R-3 occupancies if the unit is Certified by an approved scientific testing laboratory and it is installed in accordance with the National Fuel Gas Code as, copyrighted in 1992 by the American Gas Association, 1515 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 222209. b) Existing gas-burning unvented room heater(s) installed in R-3 occupancies which do not comply with code requirements shall be removed or replaced with vented or other approved heaters when alterations or remodeling of the structure occur which would require a building permit, or when a city pressure test is required on the gas line system. Additionally all gas outlets for room heaters in bathrooms and bedrooms shall be capped. EXEMPTION: Homeowners that are living in their homestead are exempted from the requirement of removing the non-approved heaters when a pressure test of the gas line is done. However, the requirements to replace unvented heaters shall be enforced when a building permit is required. Section 1211.16 shall be deleted. APPENDIX E is amended forbidding gas piping to be installed under ground under any mobile home. Standard: 1994 Uniform Mechanical Code Incorporated by Reference: All installation hereafter installed within the corporate limits of the City of Plainview shall be done in a first class workmanlike manner in accordance with the 1994 edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials, and said Uniform Mechanical Code is made a part of this Ordinance Conformance with Code: All mechanical systems hereafter installed shall conform with the provisions of the 1994 Uniform Mechanical Code and amendments to that code as follows: (a) Section 110.0 - Board of Appeals shall mean the Plumbing and A:\97-3120.ORD mechanical Appeals and Advisory Board. ARTICLE XI MATERIALS Minimum Mechanical Standards. The materials used shall conform with the standards set forth in the 1994 edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code. Minimum Plumbing Standards. The materials used shall conform with the standards set forth in the 1994 edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, unless amended in this ordinance. Materials not listed. Materials other than those listed in the 1994 Uniform Plumbing Code may be permitted upon approval of the Plumbing and Mechanical Appeals and Advisory Board. Prohibited Materials. The use of lead pipes, solder and flux is prohibited when used in the installation or repair of any public water system or any plumbing in a residential or non-residential water system providing water for human consumption. This prohibition does not apply to leaded joints necessary for repair of cast iron pipes. For the purpose of this prohibition, the definition of "lead free" shall mean (1) when used with respect to solder and flux it refers to solder and flux containing not more than 0.2% lead, and (2) when used with respect to pipes and pipe fittings it refers to pipe and pipe fittings containing not more that 8.0 % lead. MATERIALS & USES TABLE 1 USES: A: Building Sewer, Outside G: Building to Storm Sewer L: Water Service B: Building Drain H: Building to Storm Drain M: Cold Water Distribution C: Drainage Branches I: Acid Waste and Vent N: Hot Water Distribution D: Soil Stack J: Special Waste O: Non-Pressure Sprinkler-Lawn E: Vent Stack K: Indirect Wastes P: Gas-Outside Underground F: Vent Branches Q: Gas-Inside Foundation MATERIAL A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q Clay sewer pil~e, neoprene seal X X X Concrete sewer, neoprene seal X X A:\97-3120.ORD Cast iron soil pipe & fittings '~.~ X X X X X X X ' X X Cast iron no-hub pipe & fittings X X X X X X X X X X Cast iron (threaded) pipe X X X X X X X Cast iron water pipe & fittings * X Cast iron (screwed) fittings X X * X X X Cast iron (drainage) fittings X X X X X X X X Wrought iron pipe, galvanized ** ** ** ** ** ** X X X X X X Steel pipe, galvanized ** ** ** ** ** ** X X X X X X Malleable iron fittings, galvanized ** ** X X X X X X X~/ X~/ Malleable drainage fittings ** ** Brass Pipe, IPS & screwed fittings X X X X X X X X X X X X Copper pipe, IPS X X X X X X X X X X X~/ X~/ Copper water tube (type K or L, X X X X' soft) & wrought copper fittings Soldered joint firings-copper, X X X X X X X¥ brass & bronze Cast brass flared type fittings X X x X Solder joint drainage pattern X X X X X X X X X X fittings, brass Copper tube, type M hard X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Copper tube, type DMV X X X X X X X X X X Copper tube, type L & K hard X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X¥ X¥ Lead pipe X X X Plastic pipe (PVC) & Cellular Core X X X X X X X X X X ** X Plastic pipe (CPVC) X ** ** X Plastic pipe (polyethylene) X X X Plastic pipe (ABS) X X X X X X X X X X X Plastic pipe, tubing (polybuthylene) X ** ** X Glass (of approved manufacturer) X X X Duriron or equivalent X X X Steel pipe-black X X Malleable iron firings-black : For non-coi-i-o~ive oas with ioints ~i~.~.~_~ihl~ I X X *: May be used for large size service lines and private distribution systems (3in or larger) **: Above ground only Materials not listed: Materials other than those listed for the various uses may be permitted upon approval of the Plumbing and Mechanical Appeals and Advisory Board. The Board shall not approve any material unless the same is shown to be equal or better than materials listed in this Ordinance or the Uniform Plumbing Code. SECTION II A:\97-3120.ORD Provisions of this Jinance are cumulative and nothin~.~..~rein shall prevent, alter, or dim inish the applicabili~ ~y or enforcement of other ordinances restricting, regulating or governing the subject matter herein. SECTION III All ordinances or portions of any ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas in conflict herewith, are hereby amended to conform with the provisions hereof. SECTION IV Should any section, subsection, or any portion hereof be deemed invalid for any reason, such holding shall not render or invalidate any other section, sub-section, sentence, provision, clause, phrase, or word severable therefrom and the same shall be deemed severable for this purpose. SECTION V This ordinance shall be of full force and effect upon its passage and publication as required by law. PASSED AND APPROVED this the o~ '7 ATTEST: __ day of /2"2(¢~, 1997. Lloyd Woods, Mayor Karen McBeth, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: John Castro, Director of Community Development APPROVED AS TO FORM: Wall~ H~tch, City Attorney A:\97-3120.ORD